The imposing and iconic building left empty and lifeless for years on the corner of Mair and Doveton streets is almost ready to reopen, revitalised.
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Long-awaited The Pub With Two Names is set to launch on April 10 for lunch and dinner, from artists Yuge and David Bromley.
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The name comes from its well-known former iterations: the Peter Lalor Hotel, which closed in early 2015, and the Royal Highlander.
“People have been saying for so long, ‘when do you open?’ but we just wanted to get it right,” said Mr Bromley.
We didn’t turn the pub inside out, it’s got that every day pub feel, but it is going a flavour or personality a bit unique to us.
- David Bromley, The Pub With Two Names
The Bromleys bought the building in February last year, and have created an artful yet homely eat and drink area to seat 100 people.
Venue operator Iain Gunn and Mecure Ballarat and Carboni’s Italian Kitchen chef Donatello Pietrantuono will take the reigns of the hospitality arm of the pub.
An upstairs accommodation area, once composed of 17 bedrooms, has been transformed into a series of small apartments boasting personal libraries.
The Stables event space, which fits 120 guests, will launch on May 17 at the 2018 Plate Up Ballarat festival.
Plate Up Ballarat festival director Kate Davis said the event, which involves Tuki Trout Farm, Summerfield Winery and Attwoods Wines, was a great example of the city’s culinary collaboration.
“Seeing someone as dynamic as Chef Dona, who is opening up an incredible key venue in Ballarat through the Bromleys, champion collaboration in Ballarat’s food scene is fantastic,” she said.
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